GLSA 201611-03: LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LibreOffice, OpenOffice: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/04/2016
Bugs:	#565026, #587566
ID:	201611-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, the worst of which allows for the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

LibreOffice is a powerful office suite; its clean interface and powerful tools let you unleash your creativity and grow your productivity.

Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-office/libreoffice	< 5.1.4.2	>= 5.1.4.2	All supported architectures
app-office/libreoffice-bin	< 5.1.4.2	>= 5.1.4.2	All supported architectures
app-office/openoffice-bin	< 4.1.2	>= 4.1.2	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Please review the referenced CVE’s for specific information regarding each.

Impact

Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information, cause a Denial of Service condition, or execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known work around at this time.

Resolution

All LibreOffice users should upgrade their respective packages to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/libreoffice-5.1.4.2"
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=app-office/libreoffice-bin-debug-5.1.4.2"


    
    All OpenOffice users should upgrade to the latest version:
    
    
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/openoffice-bin-4.1.2"
    

References



      CVE-2015-4551
    


      CVE-2015-5212
    


      CVE-2015-5213
    


      CVE-2015-5214
    

CVE-2016-4324



Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201611-03.xml
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